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| Deborah Fountain Genealogist, Historian |
Natchez, Miss. – The Natchez U.S. Colored Troops (USCT)
Monument Project garnered national attention as the featured topic of the first
episode for the 2022 Black History month episode series of the widely-acclaimed
Genealogy Adventures Live Show. As the
kickoff hour-long episode to Genealogy Adventures Live’s signature 5-week long
celebration of Black History month, the shortest month of the calendar year, Creating
the Memorial for the USCT of Natchez, Mississippi aired Sunday, January 30, 2022
at 4 pm EST on Facebook
and YouTube with the e360tv
app, broadcasting simultaneously on Roku TV, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV
where it can still be viewed. It is also available on-demand as a podcast on Spotify, iTunes,
SoundCloud
and iHeart Radio.
Since its launch in 2016 as an online video podcast,
Genealogy Adventures has grown to become a popular nationally and
internationally recognized show, drawing viewers from across the country and
all over the world. In 2018, and again
in 2021, Genealogy Adventures Live was named one of Feedspot’s Top 25 Genealogy
shows to watch on YouTube, which placed the show with well-known online
broadcast streams like those of Ancestry, MyHeritage, and FamilySearch.
The Genealogy Adventures Live show focuses on examining
overlooked and forgotten chapters of American history through a genealogical
lens, revealing parallels to today. Together, co-hosts, Brian Sheffey and Donya
Williams have more than 50 years of research experience and share their
knowledge with people who have faced great difficulty in finding their own
family connections. Brian and Donya were
awarded the prestigious 2021 Ida B. Wells Service Award from the Sons and
Daughters of the United States of the Middle Passage in recognition of their
tireless efforts to uplift the memory of enslaved people and their stories,
through their work on the Genealogy Adventures Live program.
Deborah Fountain, the Lead Genealogist and History and
Research Subcommittee Chairperson of the Natchez USCT Monument Committee served
as the guest representative for the episode Creating the Memorial for the USCT
of Natchez, Mississippi. The show’s
one-hour interactive conversation covered a range of topics, including: the
background and history of the more than 3,000 Natchez U.S. Colored troops who
served during the Civil War, the composition of the Natchez USCT Monument Committee and the
steps taken so far through organizing and community dialogue toward
creating and erecting a monument. Fountain also shared information on what
individuals can do to determine whether their ancestors served in
the Natchez USCT.
Viewers contributed positive feedback, comments, ideas
and helpful suggestions during this episode about the Natchez USCT Monument
Project and have continued to engage since the live broadcast aired.
Fountain expressed gratitude to the Genealogy
Adventures Live on behalf of the Natchez USCT Monument Committee
for featuring the Natchez USCT Monument Project on the first
episode of its 2022 Black History Month series.
For more information about the U.S. Natchez Colored
Troops Monument Project and ways you can get involved or contribute, please
visit www.natchezusctmonument.com
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